"Holding him up at the point of a pistol"

Context: Fund-raisers can get pretty violent at times.
One donor stated that he was violently opposed to such pressure tactics. "It is not a gift. It's a business requirement, holding him up at the point of a pistol", he said.
Sinceră să fiu, nu înţeleg exact cine despre ce vorbeşte. Eu am interpretat astfel: donatorul a fost supus unor astfel de tactici violente, fiind în cele din urmă ameninţat cu un pistol. Dar - de ce este el citat ca spunând "holding him up at the point of a pistol"? Him who?